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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːmᴬ (“matter”). Cognate with Southern Thai ขว่าม, Isan ความ, Lao ຄວາມ (khuām), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨣ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lü ᦩᦱᧄ (xwaam) or ᦨᦱᧄ (kwaam), Tai Dam ꪁꪫꪱꪣ, Tai Dón ꪅꪱꪣ, Shan ၵႂၢမ်း (kwáam), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥛᥰ (xäam), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜨𑜪 (khoṃ), Zhuang vamz.
Pronunciation
Noun
ความ • (kwaam)
- affair; matter.
- content; essence; subject.
- condition; manner; state.
- lawsuit.
- (archaic) language.
Prefix
ความ • (kwaam)
- a prefix to convert a verb or adjective into an abstract noun.
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